The purpose of the Learning Agreement is for you to create learning objectives and goals, for the internship semester, so you and your supervisors have a clear plan in mind. The agreement is a digitally signed document, that you complete and sign, which will then be sent to your supervisors for signatures and comments. After you complete your portion it will be sent to your internship site supervisor (the primary mentor at your internship) and finally to your faculty supervisor (usually the instructor of your internship course). To help you in creating learning objectives, we have included a document, "How to Write Learning Objectives". You can find it in the Reference Instructions below the video.
Assignment Submission: When all signing participants have completed their portion of the agreement, everyone will receive an email with a link to the finalized agreement. From here you can download a pdf version. Check your assignment instructions, but you likely will be asked to upload the document and submit the pdf as an assignment.
How do I access the agreement after I sign? Login to your Adobe Sign account and click on the 'Manage' tab. From there you can find your agreement. After clicking on it, you will see an option to download a pdf copy of the agreement.
My site supervisor and/or faculty supervisor cannot locate the agreement in their email inbox? If after three to five business days your supervisor hasn't received a notification to complete the agreement, you may want to consider asking them to provide you an alternate email address to use. You can then submit this updated email address in a Support Request and an Internship Services representative will adjust the email on your agreement, so it can be sent to the alternate address.
I have been informed that I put an incorrect email into one of the participant fields. How can this be edited? Please complete this Support Request and an Internship Services represenative will adjust the email on your agreement, so it can be sent to the alternate address.
What if content needs to be edited in the agreement? While signers of the agreement cannot go backwards in the signing chain to edit responses, there is a Notes/Addendum section which can be used by site supervisors and faculty supervisors. This is a good place to document any MINOR changes or comments without the need to start a new agreement. Please note, however, if there are significant corrections (e.g. a change of internship provider or extensive change in learning objectives) students will need to start a new agreement.
I have heard that a Master Internship Agreement needs to be completed by my internship provider. Is this the Master Internship Agreement? No. Master Internship Agreements are processed by the Internship Services office using the information you provide in your Internship Application.
I did not access this page from my Canvas course. I am not sure if I should complete this agreement? Some agreements vary by department, please ensure that this is a requirement for your internship course, prior to starting the agreement.
Internship Provider: The internship provider is the organization that is hosting the student for the internship experience. Frequently this is an external organization outside of Utah Valley University. Occasionally this is a campus department or sponsored program.
Site Supervisor: The site supervisor is the individual at the internship site who will be the primary mentor for the internship experience. They provide leadership, assign tasks, and guide the intern. They also help the student complete course requirements, including but not limited to, assisting the student with learning objectives, verifying work hours, and completing an evaluation of the intern’s performance. Occasionally the site supervisor is a UVU staff/faculty member, but only in cases where the student is doing an internship directly with a UVU department or sponsored program.
Faculty Supervisor/Course Instructor : Most often the faculty supervisor is the professor/instructor overseeing the UVU internship course for which a student is enrolled. The faculty supervisor is in direct contact with the student throughout the semester and oversees assignments and projects assigned during the duration of the internship period. While uncommon, periodically the faculty supervisor is a different individual than the course instructor. Students should check with their course instructor if they are unsure.
Internship Coordinator Assists the student prior to the internship experience through advisement, providing resources, and internship course registration. In most cases an Internship Coordinator is not a student's faculty supervisor and therefore rarely signs this agreement.